Job Details

Position Description

You’ve taken your skills to an advanced level. You bring an enormous store of compassion and dedication to your work. Now, it’s time to join one of the largest communities of Nurse Practitioners in the country as we build new solutions for an ever growing patient base. Serving millions of Medicare and Medicaid patients, Optum is the nation’s largest health and wellness business and a vibrant, growing member of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses.

In this role, you will represent Optum as you provide primary care to patients in long term care settings; coordinate with their Primary Care Provider and facility staff to deliver high quality care on site. You’ll interact closely with the facility staff and providers throughout the community; educating, building relationships and showing leadership in how to best address the complex needs of the patient and family. This is a flexible, autonomous role that creates enormous satisfaction for the NP as you impact the care and comfort of our aging population.

Primary Responsibilities

Develop strong competencies in Palliative Care as you provide preventative and primary care for patients in assigned long term care facilities

Collaborate with primary care physicians, the nursing staff and the patients' families to coordinate care in the manner best suited to the patient’s needs

Consider this. Success in the NP role requires learning how to strike a balance between clinical and customer service/business mindset. Your work within these independently owned/operated long term care facilities means that you represent us not just with our members and their families but also with the employees and leaders of each facility. Balancing how to work with, educate, and service the facilities’ staff while also providing the members with the clinical and caring attention can be a challenge.

Required Qualifications

Current, unrestricted NP license in the state of assignment or the ability to obtain

Ability to obtain DEA licensure/Prescriptive Authority post-hire in states where applicable

Clinical background and national certification as ANP, FNP, GNP or PA-C required or the ability to obtain

Past experience working in a nursing home or with seniors in other settings

Intermediate level of proficiency in PC based word processing including Microsoft Word and Outlook

Your work and dedication has helped you become a superb care giver. Let’s build on it. today and let your compassion and commitment lead you to your life’s best work.(sm)

Job Location Information

Additional Job Detail Information

Employee StatusRegular

ScheduleFull-time

Job LevelIndividual Contributor

ShiftDay Job

TravelYes, 50 % of the Time

Telecommuter PositionNo

Overtime StatusExempt

Apply on the Company Site

UnitedHealth Group is the most diversified health care company in the United States and a leader worldwide in helping people live healthier lives and helping to make the health system work better for everyone.